- Stone mask

Object Name: Stone mask
Creation Date: 100-700 AD
Culture: Teotihuacan
Site: Teotihuacan
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Image source: CSULA Art Dept Visual Resources
These masks made of stone, clay, jade, onyx, alabaster, turquoise, etc., come from a very ancient idea. In Mesoamerica, they had a funerary value. They gave protection to the dead person in his journey to the underworld.

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